a) To Article 4, to the effect that, inasmuch as it alters the
principle of "automatic obedience" established in Chile's domestic law, the
Government of Chile will enforce the provisions of that international rule in
respect of subordinate personnel subject to the jurisdiction of the Code of
Military Justice, provided that execution of an order whose obvious intent is
the perpetration of the acts stipulated in Article 2, is not demanded by the
superior over the subordinate's representation.

b) With regard to the final paragraph of Article 13, because of
the discretionary and subjective way in which the rule is drafted.

c) The Government of Chile states that in its relations with
the countries of the Americas that are Parties to the present Convention, it
will apply this Convention in those cases where there is incompatibility
between its provisions and those of the Convention against torture and other
Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the United
Nations in 1984.

d) With regard to the third paragraph of Article 8, since a
case may only be submitted to the international fora whose competence has been
recognized by the State of Chile.

Withdrawal of Reservations:

On August
21, 1990 deposited an instrument dated May 18, 1990, withdrawing the
reservations formulated by the Government of Chile to Article 4 and to the
final paragraph of Article 13 of the Convention.

The Republic of Guatemala does not accept the
application nor shall it apply the third paragraph of Article 8, because in
conformance with its domestic legal procedures, when the appeals have been
exhausted, the decision acquitting a defendant charged with the crime of
torture becomes final and may not be submitted to any international fora.

Withdrawal of Reservations:

On October 1, 1990, deposited at the General
Secretariat, an instrument dated August 6, 1990, withdrawing the reservation
made by the Government of Guatemala at the time of signing the Convention and
reiterated at the time of ratifying it on December 10, 1986.

BASIC DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO HUMAN RIGHTS
IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM